Don't flip over blips. (Bottom Lines).(viral load)(Brief Article)

From: HIV Treatment: ALERTS! | Date: July 1, 2001 | Copyright information

In a recent paper published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (286:2, p. 171, 2001), researchers analyzed the frequency of temporary, low-level increases in viral load ("blips") and whether such episodes could predict failure of anti-HIV drugs. The researchers looked back at 2 studies, ACTG 343 and Merck 035, and used patient blood samples to measure viral load. They found that blips over 50 copies were frequent, but did not predict failure of the drugs--in this ca...

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